Domaine de Saint-Antoine is owned and run by Jean-Louis Emmanuel and his wife Marlène. Located in the hills southeast of the ancient Roman city of Nîmes, it is in the heart of Costières de Nîmes appellation, on the western edge of the Rhône River. The estate’s 20 hectare of vines are planted on the plateau of rocky limestone soil that was deposited when this area was underneath the Rhône River. The terroir is comparable to that found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with a similar growing season and micro-climate.
Jean-Louis Emmanuel produces some of the regions juiciest, most satisfying, inexpensive wines. Only the estates oldest vineyard parcels at Saint Antoine are used for the Kacher cuvées. He keeps the yields for these parcels well below what is allowed in the appellation giving his fruit great ripeness.
All of the grapes are hand-harvested and de-stemmed to create this Provençal Syrah which is brawny, full-bodied, perfectly ripe, bursting with black and red fruits and features well structured tannins intermingled with classic Rhône spices.
AWM regular price: $14.99
Winter Special: $11.99